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  7. Golden Bowerbird
Golden Bowerbird
Photo · Richard Bowdler Sharpe

BirdUp · Species

Golden Bowerbird

Prionodura newtonianaDe Vis, 1883

Updated 11 June 2026

Origin: Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus
Prionodura

At a glance

The Golden Bowerbird is a medium-sized bird, about 23–25 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
23–25 cm
Origin
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Endemic
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Voice
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a Golden Bowerbird look like?

The Golden Bowerbird is a medium-sized bird, about 23–25 cm long and weighing 62–96 g.

The golden bowerbird is a species of passerine bird in the bowerbird family Ptilonorhynchidae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia, where it is limited to the Atherton region.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
23–25 cm
Weight
62–96 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Golden Bowerbird?

The Golden Bowerbird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

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04 · Voice

What it sounds like

Call

jimchurches · Upper Barron QLD 4883, Australia

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a Golden Bowerbird eat?

The Golden Bowerbird feeds on fruit, usually foraging in pairs or alone.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

6 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Golden Bowerbird live in Australia?

The Golden Bowerbird is endemic to Australia, recorded across 4 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingMontane south-east Cape York Pen., north-east QLD (north-east Australia)

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Vagrant
  • Resident

3 regions recorded